In the main hall, Qin Zhangmen saw that all the Zhenren were present. He ordered people to set up the incense table, burn the incense and pray, pay their respects to Xuan Zhang. Then he led the people to pay their respects to the ancestors of the past generations and the ascended Zhenren. Finally he called for Zhang Yan to come forward and pass on the robe and seal.
At this time Meng Zhen came out from his seat and invited the founder's decree to be read aloud in the hall.
Ever since the previous Temple Master of the Du Zhen Palace, Zhuo Yuming, ascended to the Immortal World, this position had been vacant for nearly five hundred years. Now that there was a successor to replace him, naturally it was necessary to announce his authority, his orders, and his responsibilities to the Palace.
After the ceremony was over, Zhang Yan's name was written on the jade tablet and sent to the side hall, where it was enshrined together with the true worshippers in the hall.
In this manner, two hours had already passed.
Sect Leader Qin cast his gaze down and said, "Zhang Yan, since you have entered the Elephant Realm and are Hall Master Du Zhen, you should try to open a Grotto-Heaven in the future. If you want, you can choose a Grotto-Heaven of the predecessors to cultivate in. You can also gather everyone to help you open it."
If a Grotto-Heaven cultivator could obtain a Grotto-Heaven, they would have an additional path of retreat when fighting. It was just that those who had just entered this realm were mostly powerless.
However, if the sect was passed down for a long time and possessed deep resources and reserves, then this matter wasn't difficult to deal with. The younger generation could naturally inherit the legacy of their predecessors, just like Zhu Zhixing and Yan Gongzhen.
Another method was to pass it down from master to disciple. Zhuo Yuming had left his Grotto-heaven to his disciple, Shen Baishuang, and the Xuanmen families followed this path.
However, other than that, there were also people who asked for help from their sect and friends. For example, when Sun Zhenren opened his Heavenly Abode, he received the help of Meng Zhen's magical power.
The more powerful one's mana and the more profound one's cultivation, the larger the Grotto-Heaven would be. It was even more convenient to practice the Developing Method, and it could also have many other wonderful uses.
Zhang Yan thought about it for a while. Although it was a good thing to open the Grotto-Heaven in advance, if he borrowed someone else's help, he would owe them a big favor.
Moreover, after the Grotto-Heaven is opened, it still needs to be cultivated by one's own spiritual energy. Otherwise, after a long time, it will definitely disappear. If it came from someone else's hands, it would be impossible to move it. But it might not be as he wished.
His thoughts settled. He cupped his hands and said, "Sect Leader, this disciple will not fall behind others. I am willing to do this myself in the future."
Sect Leader Qin nodded with a smile and did not mention this matter again. He turned to the others. He said, "If there is nothing else. You may leave now. "
At this time, Spiritual Master Xiao raised his hand and bowed, saying, "Sect Master Spiritual Master, I have something to report here."
Sect Leader Qin said, "Speak, Shidi."
Perfected Being Xiao looked at the people sitting in the hall. He said, "Everyone should know that in at most ten years, another demonic cave will appear. This time, it will be in the southwest. The day before yesterday, the ten sects had a meeting and decided that our Qincang School will stop the blood soul from heading south."
Sun Zhenren frowned and said, "That day, the Blood Soul Sect was heavily injured by Perfected Being Zhang. It will not be difficult to stop it. Let Chen Feng deal with it himself. It is not a big deal, why did Perfected Being Xiao bring it here to talk about it?"
Perfected Han spoke at the right time, "Sun Zhenren's words are wrong. In the previous battle, it was the demonic sect who was waiting for me to break through. They gathered in one place, so it was easy to find them. This time, it is the Daoists who want to tie up the hands and feet of the blood soul and not let it go to the south. The two cannot be mentioned in the same breath."
Perfected Being Xiao also said in a deep voice, "Although it is not difficult, we are lacking manpower. Chen Feng came to my place a few days ago to ask for the protection of the upper hall elders. The side hall master of the Daylight Hall, Huo Xuan, has already agreed to send the elders to help. However, the right hall master of the Du Zhen Hall, Ning Chongxuan, is in seclusion and has not responded. Since Perfected Being Zhang has returned to the mountain today, I would like to ask if you can also send one or two people to help?"
Ever since Zhang Yan became the master of the Du Zhen Hall, Ning Chongxuan took over the position of the ten first seats. After the latter took over the right hall of the Du Zhen Hall, Zhang Yan took over the position until now. However, he had not cultivated to the third stage, so he was anxious to ask for the help of the elders in the sect.
At this moment, everyone in the hall looked at Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "May I ask Perfected Being Xiao, who will be sending the people to suppress the demonic cave?"
Perfected Being Xiao said, "The demonic cave is in the south, so it belongs to Yuxiao. After the matter is over, he is willing to repay our sect with precious pills."
The Pill Jade produced from the spiritual cave was also divided into different grades.
Generally, there were big Pill Jade and small Pill Jade. It would take at least a thousand years for the big Pill Jade to be produced, while the small Pill Jade would take dozens of years. There were even inferior pills that could be used by Yuanying cultivators.
As for the remaining ones to suppress and destroy the demonic cave, they were the best among them. They were called Pill Treasures and could support a Heavenly Abode cultivator to cultivate for more than a hundred years. If it was supplemented with the pure spiritual essence of heaven and earth such as Jun Yang's spiritual essence, it would not be difficult to use it for hundreds of years.
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "The Devil Sect is the enemy of our Xuanmen. For the sake of the overall situation, the Du Zhen Hall will naturally contribute."
When the few Perfected Beings from the aristocratic families saw that he had relented, their expressions were slightly relieved.
After a few more words in the hall, seeing that there was nothing else, Sect Leader Qin waved his horsetail whisk and said, "Zhang Yan will stay, the rest of you can disperse."
The Perfected Beings in the hall agreed in unison and bowed with a Dao salute. Then, they left the hall and returned to their respective Cave Abodes.
After leaving the two of them alone in the hall, Sect Leader Qin casually asked a few questions about his travels and said, "Come back here in 30 days. I have something to tell you."
Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat. He looked at the Sect Leader's back and seemed to be deep in thought. When he left the hall, a boy came up and handed over a few jade letters respectfully. He said, "Hall Master Zhang, the few Perfected Beings ordered me to hand these to you."
Zhang Yan took a look and saw that they were left by Qi Yuntian, Sun Zhenren, and the others. They had all invited him to attend a banquet. He kept them in his sleeve and flew down.
He did not return to the sect first. Instead, he went to the Pill Tripod Courtyard. With just a turn of his Dharma power, he had already arrived in front of the fish boat.
However, at this moment, his Dharma power was vast. The strange fish that was carrying the boat only sensed the slightest bit of Qi. It seemed to be frightened and trembled, causing the boat to sway unsteadily.
Zhou Chongju naturally sensed it and immediately came out from the inside. He looked up and revealed a happy expression. He stroked his beard and smiled. "I knew that Junior Brother had come."
Zhang Yan bowed and said, "I've disturbed Senior Brother's cultivation."
Zhou Chongju smiled and said, "What are you talking about? With Junior Brother's current cultivation, it's my honor to be able to come here personally." He looked at him up and down and nodded repeatedly. He sighed and said, "Junior Brother can obtain the Grotto-heaven. I have hope for revenge in this life."
As he said that, he beckoned him to come in.
When Zhang Yan sat down in the fish boat, he took out an item and placed it on the table. He said, "I went to the sea today and obtained this strange item that can increase one's lifespan. I have no use for it, so I'll give it to Senior Brother."
Zhou Chongju sighed. "Thank you, Junior Brother."
He took it and opened it. It was two green and tender fruits. After examining it for a while, he stroked his beard and said, "So it's the Great Chun Fruit. I've only seen it in ancient books. It's said that this divine tree has been extinct in the nine continents for tens of thousands of years. Where did Junior Brother get it from?"
Zhang Yan did not hide anything and told him where it came from. When Zhou Chongju heard it, he shook his head and said, "That cultivator from the Illumination Palace didn't know how to use it and wasted such a good item. If I used it and used it as a supplement to a secret medicine, I could at least increase its medicinal effect by twenty percent."
Zhang Yan smiled. Zhou Chongju was a Grandmaster of Alchemy. How could others compare to him? Even if he was well-versed in techniques and didn't lack precious materials, he still might not be able to refine it.
After Zhou Chongju kept the Divine Tree Fruit properly, he raised his head and said solemnly, "Junior Brother, you don't have to worry about me. I may not have any other abilities but I have some experience in the path of Alchemy. With the life-prolonging items that you've given me, it's not difficult to add another few hundred years to my lifespan." He paused and said solemnly, "In the next few hundred years, you should try your best to raise your cultivation level to deal with the calamity."
Zhang Yan sat for two hours and came out of the Pill Cauldron Courtyard. He then turned into a ray of light and flew towards the True Purification Palace.
When he reached the outer hall, he waved his sleeve and a ray of spiritual light flew out. In a flash, more than twenty rays of light flew over and landed at the bottom of the stairs. They bowed down and said in unison, "Greetings, Sage."
Zhang Yan's gaze swept across the people in front of him. There were four third stage cultivators and he said, "Are the Elders on duty here?"
One of them, Daoren, took two steps forward and bowed, "Reporting to Hall Master, the Left and Right Hall's Elders on duty are all here."
Zhang Yan flicked his finger and a talisman fell down as he said calmly, "You may act according to this."
After that Daoren received it, he bowed his head to take a look and said respectfully, "I will obey your orders."
Zhang Yan nodded slightly as his heart was filled with emotions.
Thinking of the past, in order to break the devil's cave, he had to go through a lot of trouble to recruit manpower. Even so, among the Elders in the Upper Hall, other than Sect Leader Peng Yuzhou's orders, he couldn't touch anyone. Now that they were going to die, he could make the decision with just a word.
If one didn't enter this realm, no matter how high one's seniority was, no matter how long one cultivated, he was merely a chess piece.
He straightened his body and instantly turned into a ray of light and flew away.
The twenty over people in front of the hall hurriedly bowed to send him off.
Zhang Yan passed through the main hall and naturally entered the Xuanze Realm. This time, he didn't go to the Left Hall but entered the clouds and headed towards the Main Hall.
Not long after flying in the empty sky, his body trembled as if he had knocked through a layer of mist. The scenery in front of him changed. Spiritual mist was everywhere as if he was stepping on a sea of clouds, and there seemed to be a cloud dragon swimming back and forth in it. In front of him, there was a spiral staircase that spiraled upwards, leading to an unknown depth. There were four huge pillars in the sky, and they were so high that the top could not be seen. It was as if he had taken a step into a celestial palace.
He touched the seal in his sleeve, and the spiral staircase turned and instantly paved the path in front of him. He took a step forward, and after a hundred steps, he heard the sound of flowing water. He looked towards the direction of the sound and saw that there was a big pond on his right. At this moment, there were a few lotus buds that opened up, and a few beautiful women came out. The one in the lead had a graceful figure and a gorgeous face. She bowed and said, "Welcome, Hall Master."
With just a glance, Zhang Yan saw through her and knew that she was the formation spirit of this place. He waved his hand and said, "There's no need for you here, you can leave now."
The woman in the lead bowed and said, "If Hall Master has any instructions, you can call me."
Zhang Yan walked to the end of the Dao path, and there was only a big stone plate here. It was smooth and had no corners, but if one looked carefully, it seemed like it could reflect the stars in the sky.
He took out the Hall Master's seal and placed it on top. There was a clear spiritual qi supporting it, and it was slowly sent up.
This Fate Plate was where the pivot of the main hall was, and only by refining it, could this place be in the palm of one's hand.
However, this item was very difficult to refine, and if it wasn't completed within a hundred days, the seal would fly out of the void, and it would be difficult to find again. In the future, even if he had the title of Hall Master, it would be difficult for him to enter this place.
After Zhang Yan watched the seal reach the sky, he released his mana, and with a rumble, a stream of Chaotic Underworld Qi rose up and enveloped the whole main hall!
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